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Senior Planner – Oxford

  • Location: Oxford, OX1 1
  • Salary: Competitive
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted about 2 months ago

  • Sector: Built Environment, Infrastructure
  • Contact: Kate Backshall
  • Contact Email: Kate.Backshall@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01483 302 133
  • Duration: full time
  • Start Date: 12 March 2025
  • Expiry Date: 11 April 2025
  • Job Ref: V-213208-1

Opportunity for a Senior Planner to join our Life Science Team in Oxford.

The Senior Planner is responsible to develop the baseline contract programme which includes design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.


Responsibilities:

  • Lead the preparation of a construction (target) programme highlighting areas of improvement against the contract programme.

  • Developing tendering programmes and validating these with the supply chain including preparation of settlement information.

  • All programmes to be fully logic linked which generate a robust critical path and subsequent float paths and be able to analysis these.

  • Be able to plan from first principles (Developing own logic, assessing quantum of work, calculating periods and resource loading).

  • Be able to prepare sequence sketches and ‘mark ups’ for logistics including planning workbooks to support the ‘bases’ of the programme.

  • Development and or supporting the development of 4D programmes desirable.

  • Engage with the supply chain to develop / validate the project programme with regards to design, lead-in’s, construction periods, plant & labour requirements.

  • Be aware of risk from H&S risk, commercial risk, quality, and time risk. Documenting Programme risk.

  • Include appropriate hold points for inspections and quality sign offs.

  • Identify Opportunities and create conditions to capitalise on these.

  • Be familiar with different forms of contract including NEC and make clear provisions for Time Risk Allowance (TRA) and Terminal Float.

  • Maintain electronic files and administration of planning and programme documents to facilitate retrieval as required. Using the common data environment (CDE)

  • Contract and tender programmes files produced to a high standard and be able to pass a (CIOB or DCMA quality check).

Experience:

  • Successful record of working with clients, contractors and other stakeholders on live construction projects.

  • Experience of working within a team.

  • Extensive knowledge of UK and EU legal framework, in particular contract management.

  • Experience managing & developing junior planner

  • Experience in Laboratory Constructions and high-tech manufacturing facilities desirable.

  • Effective communication and people skills required.

  • Excellent IT skills.

  • Experience in  Asta Power Project & Primavera P6

Qualifications:

  • Relevant Degree or diploma

  • Qualifications in construction management

  • Certification for use of planning and programme software desirable

  • Membership of relevant professional body, where applicable desirable.

  • Advanced Asta Powerproject Training – Progress Analysis & S-curve reporting.

  • Advanced Primavera P6 Training Managing costs & resource managing People Training.

  • Advanced contract awareness – Understanding JCT and NEC forms of contract.

  • Basic BIM training and understanding of the common data environment

Additional Information:

  • 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)  

  • Company Car or Car allowance 

  • Employer pension   

  • Competitive mileage rate   

  • Travel expenses   

  • Flexible and remote working   

  • Enhanced parental leave   

  • Professional and Educational development   


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